Nimmagadda, J. and Murphy, J. (2014) Using simulations to enhance interprofessional competencies for social work and nursing students. Social Work Education: The International Journal, DOI:10.1080/02615479.2013.877128

Servello, D. (in review). Increasing confidence in acute care nurse practitioner students utilizing high fidelity simulation. INACSL, (submitted for review for special publication due in January 2015).

Costello, J. (October 2013). Roles and strategies of diabetes support group facilitators. Paper presented at the University of West Virginia 2013 Diabetes Symposium and Workshop: Bridging the Gap with Education, Morgantown, West Virginia

D'Eramo, A. & DeMasi, K., (June 2013) End of Life Simulation: An Interprofessional Experience, Presentation at the Eighth Annual Conference of the New Jersey End-of-life Nursing Education- Navigating the Waves of Change in End of life and Palliative Care, Atlantic City, NJ, June, 2013.

Awards:

Faculty Awards:

Lynn Blanchette and RIC Nursing Students participated in a project led by Roger Williams University, School of Architecture, Art and Historic Preservation, Bristol, RI, “Designing Health Stations for Primary Care and Healthful Living” that received Honorable Mention in the 2013 National Council of Architectural Registration (NCARB) Awards.

Blasdell, N. inducted as Fellow for the Council on Epidemiology and Prevention/American Heart Association, Fall 2013, Dallas, Texas.

Judy Murphy was selected for the Interprofessional Fellowship Program in Clinical Simulation by the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Academic Affairs (OAA) and the Simulation Learning, Education, and Research Network (SimLEARN) of the VHA Employee Education System, January 2014.

Patricia Quigley, as President of Delta Upsilon Chapter-at-Large, received the Chapter Key Award from Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Indianapolis, IN, November 2013.

Patricia Quigley selected as PI for RIC SON site as participant in the pilot study: Assessment of genomic literacy among BSN students in the United States. Linda Ward, PhD, ARNP, Washington State University College of Nursing, selected 15, from 40, applicants across the country. The RIC SON pilot study was completed in May 2014.

Patricia Quigley was one of 15 nurse educators, identified as having broad and deep experience in genetics/genomics nursing education, selected to participate in a three-round Delphi study to evaluate a scale to measure genetic and genomic literacy among nurses. The scale is the Genomic Nursing Content Inventory. The third round of the Delphi study was completed in September 2014.

Sylvia Ross received 2nd place in the doctoral student poster presentation at the 26th Annual Eastern Nursing Research Society (ENRS) Scientific Sessions, Philadelphia, PA, April 2014.

Debra Servello accepted into the Edmund Safra Foundation Visiting Nurse Faculty Program for the summer of 2014.

Debra Servello inducted into the Omicron Psi Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Evansville, IN

Patricia Thomas honored by The Scandinavian Home with a contribution to the SON Dean’s Development Fund

Marie Wilks inducted into the Omicron Psi Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Evansville, IN

Student Awards:

Student Nurses Association received the Outstanding Outreach Award at the 6th Annual Rhode Island College Student Leadership Awards, April 2014